M1.9 earthquake 32 km NW of Benton, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 8, 1984, 8:17 PM PST

UTC

1984-12-09 04:17:16 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.054° N, 118.701° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

31

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast45 kmNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast130 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast163 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast447 kmN

After

1. 1.72 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 8:18 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.132 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 8:19 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 9:20 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.73 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:34 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:39 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.62 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 1:28 AM PST · 15270 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 1:41 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 1:56 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.14 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 2:04 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 3:11 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.84 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 3:46 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.35 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 4:21 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.74 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 5:05 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.91 km NNE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 5:15 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.63 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 7:57 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 8:44 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 8:52 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.2California-Nevada border regionSun, Dec 9, 9:05 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.82 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 9:24 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.0California-Nevada border regionSun, Dec 9, 10:41 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 12:39 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.10 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 6:54 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.12 km SW of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 7:47 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.34 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 8:40 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.53 km NNE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 8:56 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
26. 1.84 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 10:50 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.77 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 11:19 PM PST · 15269 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
28. 1.53 km NNE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 12:19 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.52 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 1:48 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 2:57 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.72 km SE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 3:00 AM PST · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
32. 1.63 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 3:45 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
33. 1.62 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 5:10 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.74 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 5:58 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.62 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 6:30 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
36. 2.05 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 6:37 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 6:37 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
38. 2.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 6:45 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.82 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 9:22 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
40. 2.04 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 11:58 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.99 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaMon, Dec 10, 1:53 PM PST · 15268 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.96 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 2:15 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.75 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 7:19 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 7:54 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
45. 2.031 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 7:59 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
46. 2.03 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 8:53 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
47. 1.87 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 9:12 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
48. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 10:37 PM PST · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
49. 1.817 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 12:04 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
50. 2.22 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 1:14 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
51. 1.74 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 2:31 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.81 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 2:52 AM PST · 15268 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
53. 1.97 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 8:04 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
54. 1.80 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 9:08 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
55. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 10:03 AM PST · 15267 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
56. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 2:54 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
57. 1.85 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 4:07 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
58. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 4:13 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
59. 1.95 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 4:17 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
60. 1.86 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 7:13 PM PST · 15267 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 7:45 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 7:09 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:35 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.79 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:04 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 4:29 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 2:40 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.22 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 2:39 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.81 km WNW of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 1:58 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 1:20 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.26 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 12:55 PM PST · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.63 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 8:20 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.65 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 7:57 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.63 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 7:39 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.55 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 5:41 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 3:43 AM PST · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.51 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 3:17 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 3:15 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 3:06 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.53 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 2:32 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.62 km S of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 8, 2:28 AM PST · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc33749. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.